Wear It Pink today for cancer charity

Alok Sharma MP hopes people will put on something pink to back the campaign

The Reading West MP is looking rosy urging everyone to Wear It Pink today.

Alok Sharma joined forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of its main fundraising event.

Today, schools, colleges and businesses throughout the country are encouraged to put on something pink to support and donate £2 to fund world-class breast cancer research.

Last year more than a million people took part to help improve survival rates for the one in nine women who experience breast cancer during their lifetime.

Mr Sharma said: “Every year in the UK, over 45,500 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women. Although it is rare, men can also suffer from breast cancer, with around 300 men diagnosed each year.

“There are many people who have lost a friend or family member to the disease and I would like to encourage everyone to support Wear It Pink on October 29, to raise valuable funds for breast cancer research.”